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Anthem Consulting

Business Development Manager (Corporate)

Hybrid

London, United kingdom

£ 90,000 /year

Full Time

12-02-2026

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Leadership Coaching business development

Job Specifications

Business Development Manager role in a UK law firm. Aligned to Corporate, with a large focus on the Retail & Leisure sectors. London with hybrid working.

Business Development Manager role supporting the Corporate group, in a popular midsized law firm. The practice focus has the opportunity to work on some really interesting sub areas such as targeting start-ups and looking at the crossovers with the retail and leisure sectors. The role will also have support of and will line manage a BD Assistant.

Key responsibilities include:

Drive BD strategy for the Corporate groups, including Corporate transactions, IP & Commercial and Employment.
Lead the firmwide Retail and Leisure sector group strategy.
Act as a mentor to the BD Assistant in the team;
Developing credentials and RFP responses;
Support on internal comms for the practice and sector groups, ensuring internal knowledge sharing;
Support on the delivery of key thought leadership campaigns;

The ideal candidate will be an experienced legal BD Manager with exposure to corporate, and experience of driving BD and client development strt4egies. Experience of coaching or mentoring junior team members would be a bonus.

About the Company

Anthem Consulting is a boutique recruitment consultancy specialising in the recruitment of marketing and business development professionals in the professional services arena. Anthem provides recruitment and search capability at all levels to Director level across legal, accountancy, property, management consultancy, the built environment and professional bodies. We will service all marketing and business development roles including specialist roles such as client relationship management, practice management, knowledge mana... Know more